Portugal

Portuguese Republic

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Land Area: 91,951 sq km
Population(2001est): 10,066,253
Life Expectancy at birth-Male: 72.44
Life Expectancy at birth-Female: 79.68
Birth Rate:11.51/1000
Death Rate: 10.21/1000
Official Language: Portuguese
Literacy: 87.4%

Source
Country Reports

PHTLS Coordinator

Director Nacional
Enf. Armando Almeida
email: lealalmeida@clix.pt

Director Medico Nacional
Dr. Pedro Moniz Pereira

Coordenador da Comissao Nacional
Enf. Rodrigo Catarino
email: isidrocatarino@hotmail.com

Portuguese Photo Tour

Other Links
Government Website

PORTUGAL Prehospital Links
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
Prehospital Care in Portugal Pre-hospital Immediate Care 1998,2:14-17 (report in .pdf)

Reference Publications (posted June 13th, 2005)

Authors: Gomes E. Araujo R. Soares-Oliveira M. Pereira N.

Institution: E. Gomes, UCIP - Unidade Cuidados I., Dept. Anaesthiol. Intensive Care E., Hosp. Geral S. Antonio, Largo A., Porto; Portugal. E-Mail: ucip@hgsa.min-saude.pt.

Title: International EMS systems: Portugal.

Source: Resuscitation. Vol. 62(3)(pp 257-260), 2004.